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Developer Cloud Imperium Games has said it may take The Escapist to court over an article published last week in which it was accused of embezzlement. The piece said that only $8m of the game’s $90m crowdfunding kitty remains, primarily due to wasteful spending, much of which was put behind …

DeltaDNA discusses how to make the best use of your player behaviour data to ensure your game's success

Murloc Geniuseshas appeared at theHeroes of the StormAmericas Championship. They’re one of the top teams in the region. But despite this, they still don’t have a sponsor. Now, they’re resorting to crowdfunding to make sure they can afford a trip to a major event. Read more at Daily Dot >>>

Devices ‘don’t interact well’ with Prime Video streaming service, retailer claims

CEO Brendan Iribe discusses the key differences between VR and AR

It’s no secret that esports, or competitive video gaming, has become big. The question is how big. Colin Sebastian, analyst at R.W. Baird, estimates that esports will generate more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue by 2020, according to a research report dubbed esports readying for prime time” released today. …

ImGui now available via GitHub

Developer Yu Suzuki has said that the game’s $6,333,295 Kickstarter total is not enough for him to do everything he wanted with Shenmue 3. "I could do with a bit more money,” he told Eurogamer. The game itself doesn’t have to be gorgeous visually – a lot of the money …

For the second week running, FIFA 16 holds the top spot in this week’s UK charts. Sales of EA’s football title dropped 74 per cent, but the game still outperformed Warner Bros’ first foray into the toys-to-life genre. LEGO Dimensions is the third toys-to-life game to launch this year, after …

Fuel Powered's CTO and co-founder Alan Price discusses